Naslov
Understanding and Embracing Culture Shock: A Contribution from Religious Studies

Autori
Brassard, Francis

Izvornik
ICC Journal (2747-9862) 4 (2022), 3; 39-58

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Culture shock ; Eastern religions ; pedagogy

Sažetak
The experience of culture shock could be very traumatic. Being confronted with a foreign environment that requires us to relearn our most basic habits, to find new landmarks and to rebuild our social network may be too much to handle, especially if it must be done in a relatively short period of time. This is so because our adaptation to a new milieu is possible only if we have undergone some sort of mental transformation. The experience of such a transformation, the conditions leading to its occurrence, its structure and dynamic are important topics of many religious and spiritual discourses. The purpose of this article is therefore to explore what those discourses can tell us about the experience of culture shock as well as what they could suggest as means and strategies to overcome and embrace it.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Religijske znanosti (interdisciplinarno polje), Interdisciplinarne humanističke znanosti

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